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from latest pentagon report most cases aren't reported. while punishment does matter is the real problem changing the culture and fear of reporting because of retribution within our ranks? >> exactly. in fact, only about 3,000 of the 26,000 cases are reported and of those 3,000 cases only about 500 go to court martial and about 200 get convictions. so it becomes a career ender for most persons who actually file a complaint. >> so some would argue the only way to make victims safer to report these crimes and to take the bias out of prosecution is to remove these case from within the chain of command. but the much heated debate the senate armed services committee decided the military still needs to handle its own classes and senator mccaskill is defending that vote on "morning joe" today. take a look. >> anybody who thinks what we did in the armed services committee is coddling the pentagon does not understand. we've created a crime of retaliation and i firmly believe and this is an honest disagreement about which is stronger for victims, i
from latest pentagon report most cases aren't reported. while punishment does matter is the real problem changing the culture and fear of reporting because of retribution within our ranks? >> exactly. in fact, only about 3,000 of the 26,000 cases are reported and of those 3,000 cases only about 500 go to court martial and about 200 get convictions. so it becomes a career ender for most persons who actually file a complaint. >> so some would argue the only way to make victims safer...
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failed leadership and in the middle of that red meat rhetoric, a warning from leon panetta that the pentagon is preparing for furloughs even as obama hammers republicans on the sequester, he's reaching out on immigration. he placed calls to marco rubio, and john mccain -- >> they are sticking their necks out on this issue. what is frustrating for them, which you saw expressed in some of the things rubio said and paul ryan has said in the last couple of days, if they are going to stick their necks outs, they want to feel they have a partner with the white house. >> joining me right now is democratic congressman eric shifz zer. let's dive in to bring everybody up to speed on where we stand with nine days out on the quester. interesting with the piece out by john boehner, carney has tweeted out, speaker boehner is rewriting history in the op-ed for getting he said i got 98% of what i wanted when he and 173 house rs voted for the sequester. are you surprised by the game of chicken being played in washington, d.c., especially when it comes to the amount of cuts that are coming on march 1st? >> i
failed leadership and in the middle of that red meat rhetoric, a warning from leon panetta that the pentagon is preparing for furloughs even as obama hammers republicans on the sequester, he's reaching out on immigration. he placed calls to marco rubio, and john mccain -- >> they are sticking their necks out on this issue. what is frustrating for them, which you saw expressed in some of the things rubio said and paul ryan has said in the last couple of days, if they are going to stick...
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hunter when he just wants to point across to the pentagon. we obey those law that say we defend, and if he had this question, why didn't he ask it before he voted for the law? where was his deed, not his intention of making sure that service members, of whom he served with, were taken care of properly? >> sir, if you'll stand by with me, we now have some of the testimony from secretary eric shinseki from moments ago. >> if the shutdown does not end in the coming weeks, va will not be able to assure delivery of 1 november checks to more than 5.18 million beneficiaries, including veterans who are 100% disabled, surviving spouses, eligible children orphaned by the death of their military or veteran parent. >> okay. so there we're getting the idea now the numbers, over five million beneficiaries are going to be out in the cold come november 1st. it doesn't seem like any of these dates are really getting the attention of people in washington, d.c., the number of days the shutdown is going on, whether or not the debt ceiling is looming on the 17th
hunter when he just wants to point across to the pentagon. we obey those law that say we defend, and if he had this question, why didn't he ask it before he voted for the law? where was his deed, not his intention of making sure that service members, of whom he served with, were taken care of properly? >> sir, if you'll stand by with me, we now have some of the testimony from secretary eric shinseki from moments ago. >> if the shutdown does not end in the coming weeks, va will not...
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there's a tremendous amount of bloat in the pentagon and that has to be scaled back." hagel would also be tasked with managing the withdrawal of 66,000 u.s. troops from afghanistan by 2014. it is a position on which hagel has disagreed with the president, having opposed obama's troop surge in his first term, but it is on the issue of the iraq invasion that hagel has dramatically severed ties with his own party. a defection likely to cause some problems on the right along with earlier statements on the "jewish lobby." regardless of all of this, the white house thinks hagel's nomination will pass. talking points circulated by the administration earlier this morning highlight hagel's combat service, his bipartisan appeal
there's a tremendous amount of bloat in the pentagon and that has to be scaled back." hagel would also be tasked with managing the withdrawal of 66,000 u.s. troops from afghanistan by 2014. it is a position on which hagel has disagreed with the president, having opposed obama's troop surge in his first term, but it is on the issue of the iraq invasion that hagel has dramatically severed ties with his own party. a defection likely to cause some problems on the right along with earlier...
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joining me is jim miklaszewski, in business pentagon analyst and colonel jack jacobs. good to have you here. mick, you've been all over israeli's missile test and that happened this morning. explain to everybody the timing of all of this. would some people assume this is saber rattling on their part? >> not on the u.s. part and this was a missile test and some speculating that israeli did this testing at this time to send a message to syria don't think about attacking us. what is remarkable about this, thomas, is that six hours before the pentagon could even acknowledge that the u.s. military was sort of indirectly involved in this missile test, the russians informed the world that missiles were flying in the persian gulf. u.s. military, senior military and senior pentagon officials are no idea this test was going on and they finally relieved a statement a short time ago, saying that, yes, the u.s. military did provide or d.o.d., defense department did provide some technical assistance to this test so there was a bit of confusion and nobody looked good in this, particu
joining me is jim miklaszewski, in business pentagon analyst and colonel jack jacobs. good to have you here. mick, you've been all over israeli's missile test and that happened this morning. explain to everybody the timing of all of this. would some people assume this is saber rattling on their part? >> not on the u.s. part and this was a missile test and some speculating that israeli did this testing at this time to send a message to syria don't think about attacking us. what is...
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when should we expect if the president doesn't nominate chuck hague toll leave the pentagon. it will be a fight. 40 years after history was made, now a big part of that history is up for sale. more on that. this is msnbc, the place for politics. we were so blessed when we had triplets if by blessed you mean freaked out about money well we suddenly noticed that everything was getting more expensive so we switched to the bargain detergent but i found myself using three times more than you're supposed to and the clothes still weren't as clean as with tide. so we're back to tide. they're cuter in clean clothes. thanks honey yeah you suck at folding [ laughs ] [ female announcer ] one cap of tide gives you more cleaning power than 6 caps of the bargain brand. [ woman ] that's my tide, what's yours? >>> an amateur video there from inside syria showing new bombing inside the city of bar. the unite nations estimates 60,000 people, 60,000 have been killed in the civil war and now u.s. troops are in turkey just across the syrian border. coming up, more on the conflict and what it will
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instead of the pentagon only asking how this happened, it's also members of congress. >> when there is new derogatory information on somebody that's gotten clearance, how do we have that clearance pulled. >> from congress to the white house, president obama has ordered a broader look at security standards for all government contractors and yesterday in an interview, the president talked about the talk. >> i do get concern that this becomes a ritual that we go through and we create for months where we have these horrific mass shootings, everybody expresses understandable horror, we all embrace the families and obviously, our thoughts and prayers are with those families right now as they're absorbing this incredible loss, but yet, we're not willing to take basic actions. >> joining me now, pete williams. i understand you've got new information on the investigation right now. what can you tell us? >> well, one of the puzzles here has been why was this done. why did aaron alexis do what he did and what i'm told by senior officials is they have yet to find that answer. the profilers say tha
instead of the pentagon only asking how this happened, it's also members of congress. >> when there is new derogatory information on somebody that's gotten clearance, how do we have that clearance pulled. >> from congress to the white house, president obama has ordered a broader look at security standards for all government contractors and yesterday in an interview, the president talked about the talk. >> i do get concern that this becomes a ritual that we go through and we...
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combat troops from afghanistan by the end of 2014, and some savings in the pentagon. so, i mean, it can't be a surprise that he would choose someone for the -- for his top, you know, for these top cabinet jobs, that are going to be on the side of what he wants to do. the fact that senator hagel is a republican, it helps the fact that he's a former senator. it helps, and, you know, the fact that he is a combat veteran himself, from vietnam, i think also gives him credibility in dealing with these issues. it's going to be contentious. we know that when these sequestration budget cuts come up in just a couple weeks on march 1st, that we would expect to hear senator hagel's voice on those cuts as well. >> again, that vote is coming up this afternoon at 2:45. that just announced by senator levin. so we should have some forward motion on that vote. thanks to the power panel today, chip saltsman, ben labolt, and a happy birthday to susan page. we understand it's your birthday, falling on the state of the union, how lucky is that. thanks, gang. as the president gets ready to
combat troops from afghanistan by the end of 2014, and some savings in the pentagon. so, i mean, it can't be a surprise that he would choose someone for the -- for his top, you know, for these top cabinet jobs, that are going to be on the side of what he wants to do. the fact that senator hagel is a republican, it helps the fact that he's a former senator. it helps, and, you know, the fact that he is a combat veteran himself, from vietnam, i think also gives him credibility in dealing with...
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but the pentagon is going to make this change is lift the ban on women in combat. this move will open up 238,000 jobs that were previously off limits to women, as we know from the facts, 152 women have died in the iraq and afghanistan wars. women now currently make up 15% of the military ranks. yet, there's still a large resistance to breaking the brass ceiling, to putting women on the front lines. what's your reaction to this? >> it's great news. you know, 20% of the new recruits are women. and it is clear that women have been a part of the military structure for some time. it's been a distinction without a difference. they have been serving at the front lines. we now have a member of congress in the house, tammy duckworth, who has become a paraplegic for her service in the military. so the time is right, and women bring, i think, an added value to our military, much like they do in israel and many other countries around the world. >> i had a chance to see you over the weekend and talk with you about the fact you appear briefly in the oscar nominated film "the inv
but the pentagon is going to make this change is lift the ban on women in combat. this move will open up 238,000 jobs that were previously off limits to women, as we know from the facts, 152 women have died in the iraq and afghanistan wars. women now currently make up 15% of the military ranks. yet, there's still a large resistance to breaking the brass ceiling, to putting women on the front lines. what's your reaction to this? >> it's great news. you know, 20% of the new recruits are...
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it is the first visit by a pentagon chief to that country in nearly four years. >>> north korea has announced leader kim jong-un's uncle has been removed from power. he was considered to have been second in command in north korea. reports say the uncle was corrupt, a womanizer and abused drugs. >>> the outdoorsman who cut off his forearm to free himself from a boulder back in 2003 inspiring the movie "127 hours" has been arrested. he faces domestic violence charges in colorado and will appear in court later today. >>> a man who simply dozed off on a flight, woke up to find himself alone inside a dark, locked-up plane. luckily he had a cell phone, called his girlfriend who then contacted united airlines and got him out. the incident is under investigation. >>> check this one out, a riot erupting in the stands yesterday during a soccer game in brazil and it's no joke. police fired rubber bullets and tear gas to break up the fighters. one wounded spectator had to be airlifted from the stadium to a hospital. political and cultural stars came together last night for the kennedy center honors. bill
it is the first visit by a pentagon chief to that country in nearly four years. >>> north korea has announced leader kim jong-un's uncle has been removed from power. he was considered to have been second in command in north korea. reports say the uncle was corrupt, a womanizer and abused drugs. >>> the outdoorsman who cut off his forearm to free himself from a boulder back in 2003 inspiring the movie "127 hours" has been arrested. he faces domestic violence charges...
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he spoke to the service members and employees at the pentagon. hagel said he was honored to be the new defense secretary and that the pentagon does have a tough road ahead of it including dealing with sequestration. >> we need to deal with this reality. we've got ahead of us a lot of challenges. they are going to define much of who we are. not this institution only but our country. >> meantime, we do have major developments on the sequester issue today. the white house is saying that president obama will hold a meeting on friday with top congressional leaders on both sides including speaker boehner, nancy pelosi, harry reid, and mitch mcconnell. you would think maybe he could grab them on the side of the rosa parks statue right now and bring this up. they're all together. so it's the first time in years, though, this year that the president has a face-to-face meeting with republican leaders where they will directly discuss sequestration. i say again he's right there. this is a good moment. they're all applauding. why not talk about it now? we bri
he spoke to the service members and employees at the pentagon. hagel said he was honored to be the new defense secretary and that the pentagon does have a tough road ahead of it including dealing with sequestration. >> we need to deal with this reality. we've got ahead of us a lot of challenges. they are going to define much of who we are. not this institution only but our country. >> meantime, we do have major developments on the sequester issue today. the white house is saying...
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i can tell you, for those here in the pentagon, and there are a loft voices here in the pentagon who are somewhat skeptical, not about the ability to do the mission that was laid out prematurely by the president, but what would it accomplish? and the repeated question we heard in the pentagon for the last ten days or so is if this doesn't happen, how is the president going to get out of it, because he made a very strong commitment, and this appears to be at least for the time being a temporary way out, circle the wagons and rally the forces and figure out if he can get the kind of support he needs. but no matter what you call it, it's an out, at least temporarily. if you have talked to people here in the pentagon. >> our chief pentagon correspondent, jim miklaszewski, thank you, and always good to see you. >>> members of congress not wasting anytime responding to the president's announcement and decision. mcconnell issued a statement and he says in part today the president advised he will seek an authorization of the use of force from congress prior to initiating any actions against
i can tell you, for those here in the pentagon, and there are a loft voices here in the pentagon who are somewhat skeptical, not about the ability to do the mission that was laid out prematurely by the president, but what would it accomplish? and the repeated question we heard in the pentagon for the last ten days or so is if this doesn't happen, how is the president going to get out of it, because he made a very strong commitment, and this appears to be at least for the time being a temporary...
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thousands of americans who serve their country, border patrol agents, fbi agents, civilians who work at the pentagon all will suffer significant pay cuts and furloughs. all of this will cause a ripple effect throughout our economy. layoffs and pay cuts mean that people have less money in their pockets and that means they have less money to spend at local businesses. that means lower profits. that means fewer hires. the longer these cuts remain in place, the greater the damage to our economy. a slow grind that will intensify with each passing day. so economists are estimating that as a consequence of this sequester, we could see growths cut by 1 half of 1%. it will cost 750,000 jobs at a time when we should be growing jobs more quickly. so every time that we get a piece of economic news over the next month, next two months, next six months, as long as the sequester is in place, we'll know that that economic news could have been better if congress had not failed to act. and let's be clear, none of this is necessary. it's happening because a choice that republicans in congress have made. they've allowe
thousands of americans who serve their country, border patrol agents, fbi agents, civilians who work at the pentagon all will suffer significant pay cuts and furloughs. all of this will cause a ripple effect throughout our economy. layoffs and pay cuts mean that people have less money in their pockets and that means they have less money to spend at local businesses. that means lower profits. that means fewer hires. the longer these cuts remain in place, the greater the damage to our economy. a...
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the former secretary of state was at an awards ceremony at the pentagon this morning with outgoing defense secretary leon panetta and joint chiefs dempsey. marks the first time we've seen hillary rodham clinton healthing since she left office and the first time since her accident that she has not been seen wearing those corrective glasses. back at the state department just moments ago the new secretary of state john kerry appeared with united nations secretary general ban ki moon, spoke about this week's nuclear test in north korea. kerry saying that it marks a clear threat to peace and security in the world. >> this week's test was an enormously provocative act that warrants a strong and swift and a credible response from the global community. >> keep hearing that word over and over. provocative. we'll see where it goes from here. that's going to wrap things up for me. on the show tomorrow arizona congressman ron barber, tennessee congresswoman diane black, and on the power panel we have jackie, chris, and robert. don't go anywhere, though. "now with alex wagner" is coming up the next hou
the former secretary of state was at an awards ceremony at the pentagon this morning with outgoing defense secretary leon panetta and joint chiefs dempsey. marks the first time we've seen hillary rodham clinton healthing since she left office and the first time since her accident that she has not been seen wearing those corrective glasses. back at the state department just moments ago the new secretary of state john kerry appeared with united nations secretary general ban ki moon, spoke about...
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can you justify where you are able to give more incripple nant funds to the pentagon and defense and like the congressman says, make these big hatchet cuts to other programs, entitlement programs? >> well, i think we all agree that there's a better way to prioritize the spending reductions, no doubt. but i spent 28 years in the private sector. it's not uncommon when you're in business to find ways to find a 5% reduction in spending. the challenge we face back here in washington is the reckless spending and the last of the will to do any reductions in spending. there's no doubt there's a better way to reduce spending but we have to start somewhere here. the legislation moving forward will provide some additional flexibility so we don't compromise national security, fbi, wire files and so forth so that we have the essential services covered as we keep the government running. >> sir, how do you justify? we've been watching this morning, too, the dow jones up by 147 points right now, so we're seeing a banner day on wall street. but meanwhile, we're hearing from our elected leaders the bl
can you justify where you are able to give more incripple nant funds to the pentagon and defense and like the congressman says, make these big hatchet cuts to other programs, entitlement programs? >> well, i think we all agree that there's a better way to prioritize the spending reductions, no doubt. but i spent 28 years in the private sector. it's not uncommon when you're in business to find ways to find a 5% reduction in spending. the challenge we face back here in washington is the...
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the pentagon warned this would happen at a press conference in late september. and then several days before the shutdown actually happened. >> we would also be required to do some other bad things to our people. just some examples, we couldn't immediately pay death gratuities to those who die on active duty during the lapse. >> if lawmakers can't reach a deal on the debt ceiling, $12 billion pay in benefits for service members and vets due november 1st, that all hangs in the balance. joining me, nbc military analyst and retired four-star general barry mccaffrey. there has been this short-term solution provided for some of the families caught in this mess. and i say the short-term solution that was provided is thanks to the fisher house charity stepping up until the government reopens. as we heard there from the congresswoman, the house has worked its efforts to a bill to pass over to the senate and then for the president's signature to make that happen so we don't have to rely on great organizations like the fisher house to step in when the government turns its
the pentagon warned this would happen at a press conference in late september. and then several days before the shutdown actually happened. >> we would also be required to do some other bad things to our people. just some examples, we couldn't immediately pay death gratuities to those who die on active duty during the lapse. >> if lawmakers can't reach a deal on the debt ceiling, $12 billion pay in benefits for service members and vets due november 1st, that all hangs in the...
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this morning we have 300,000 pentagon employees returning to work. hundreds of thousands remain furloughed. if we take the nbc whip count seriously, there are enough votes to pass a clean cr but john boehner is not going to do it. so you heard the new ad out is calling john boehner a croy bab. is that fair or is that an overreach in trying to equate congress to children? >> i think most people would think the republicans are acting kind of childish. but here's the important point. boehner has basically acknowledged and everybody has got to understand this, that harry reid reached an agreement with boehner on a conservative budget. $986 billion. that is sequestration. that is $70 billion less than the budget that i supported in the senate. a major concession was already reached, point one. point number two, what we believe is that some 21, 22 republicans in the house have said given the opportunity to vote on a clean cr, they would. so we think that boehner is not being accurate when he says there is not the votes. bring it to a vote, let's find out w
this morning we have 300,000 pentagon employees returning to work. hundreds of thousands remain furloughed. if we take the nbc whip count seriously, there are enough votes to pass a clean cr but john boehner is not going to do it. so you heard the new ad out is calling john boehner a croy bab. is that fair or is that an overreach in trying to equate congress to children? >> i think most people would think the republicans are acting kind of childish. but here's the important point. boehner...
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how do we know the pentagon is adequately addressing the pob? >> the army seemed to go the extra mile. in doing so, they uncovered 55 soldiers who they decided will no longer do those jobs. the other services just had a handful. it was only the navy that had five others. so perhaps there will be a call to do more, and look at those recruiters, and in other branches. >> congress recently summoned the military's top brass to the hill to explain their response to sexual assaults. one proposal is to take the prosecution of these assaults out of the chain of command. where does that proposal stand right now? >> it got removed, or actually a proposal in the senate was voted down. but the senator from new york has vowed to bring that to the full senate as an amendment this fall. we'll see if it gains any traction there. she has bipartisan support for that. >> all right. tom vanden brook for "usa today." thanks for your time this afternoon. >> thanks for having me. >>> you can call him the littlest quarterback. 5-year-old cancer survivor ryan encino sco
how do we know the pentagon is adequately addressing the pob? >> the army seemed to go the extra mile. in doing so, they uncovered 55 soldiers who they decided will no longer do those jobs. the other services just had a handful. it was only the navy that had five others. so perhaps there will be a call to do more, and look at those recruiters, and in other branches. >> congress recently summoned the military's top brass to the hill to explain their response to sexual assaults. one...
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and what's behind the pentagon's decision? >> reporter: well, this is significant, craig, because as you know last week one of the few things the house and senate were able to do in a bipartisan manner and get signed by the president of the united states was during the government shutdown all folks who are in the united states military, all the troops, would be paid included in that legislation is also the civilian contractors who often work hand-in-hand with those troops who often are next to them in some capacity out in the field or back here in washington, d.c. so this is something that republicans had said needed to happen more quickly. and in fact this is now occurring and the pentagon has o okayed this, they said their lawyers viewed the legislation if it extended to paying the troops, it could be extended to paying these employees as well and calls them back. this actually does lessen some of the impact of the shutdown on the nation's national security. remember, craig, essential people were included to be able to conti
and what's behind the pentagon's decision? >> reporter: well, this is significant, craig, because as you know last week one of the few things the house and senate were able to do in a bipartisan manner and get signed by the president of the united states was during the government shutdown all folks who are in the united states military, all the troops, would be paid included in that legislation is also the civilian contractors who often work hand-in-hand with those troops who often are...
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of course, he's going have to preside over some of those defense cuts to the pentagon. does this weaken his hand going forward with members of congress on both sides of the aisle? >> if i may follow up on that nia-in alika, the confirmation hearings, what does that suggest the kind of secretary of defense he will be? >> there was a sense from those confirmation hearings that he wunt real wasn't really prepared on some of the issues specifically the administrati administration's position on iran. he wasn't prepared on those questions and hadn't been reading up on what this administration's policy is in terms of containing and not even containing, but stopping iran from getting a nuclear weapon. so i think that really didn't do him any favors and really ended up dragging this process out much longer than it needed to be. i think it goes to show that in many ways hagel was a nominee that didn't have a cheerleading section in the democratic party or the republican party and so i think he's got some work to do in terms of mending fences going forward. >> john, in an op ed fo
of course, he's going have to preside over some of those defense cuts to the pentagon. does this weaken his hand going forward with members of congress on both sides of the aisle? >> if i may follow up on that nia-in alika, the confirmation hearings, what does that suggest the kind of secretary of defense he will be? >> there was a sense from those confirmation hearings that he wunt real wasn't really prepared on some of the issues specifically the administrati administration's...
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defense secretary chuck hagel made that announcement friday at the pentagon. take a listen. >> north korea in particular has recently made advances in its capabilities and is engaged in a series of irresponsible and reckless provocations. >> kristen welker is live at the white house for us. how much of a problem is north korea right now for the obama administration? >> reporter: well, i think it is a problem, craig. the obama administration had been hoping when kim jong-un took over that he would help to lead north korea out of isolationism. really the opposite has happened. he's become more bellicose than his father and these intercepters are going to be placed because of recent provocations from north korea and there is a sense that they've made advances in nuclear capabilities. last week, north korea threatened a preemptive nuclear strike against the united states and also they're ending their treaty with south korea. to there is a lot of concern. we should say this move to increase the number of intercepters marks a shift in the obama administration's poli
defense secretary chuck hagel made that announcement friday at the pentagon. take a listen. >> north korea in particular has recently made advances in its capabilities and is engaged in a series of irresponsible and reckless provocations. >> kristen welker is live at the white house for us. how much of a problem is north korea right now for the obama administration? >> reporter: well, i think it is a problem, craig. the obama administration had been hoping when kim jong-un...
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. >> coming up, california congressman before questioning the top job at the pentagon being derail the president's second-term agenda. as we begin this hour we'll take you straight to the white house where after a week of meetings with gun control advocates, representatives of the gaming industry and other groups, vice president biden will submit his recommendations to the president as early as tuesday for ways to prevent gun violence moving forward. kristen welker joins us with more on that. let's start out with what we can expect to come, again, this tuesday deadline is pretty self-imposed by the gun task force and the president himself, and all of them trying to make the president's state of the union when it comes up at the end of the month. >> reporter: that's right. we're expecting the vice president to put forth a broad set of proposals including legislative proposals that will call for reinstating the ban on assault weapons, limiting access to high-capacity magazines. one of the ideas that's moving to the forefront, though, thomas is the idea of having universal background chec
. >> coming up, california congressman before questioning the top job at the pentagon being derail the president's second-term agenda. as we begin this hour we'll take you straight to the white house where after a week of meetings with gun control advocates, representatives of the gaming industry and other groups, vice president biden will submit his recommendations to the president as early as tuesday for ways to prevent gun violence moving forward. kristen welker joins us with more on...
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and with ben in charge, the post published the pentagon papers exposed watergate, unleashed a new era of investigative journalism, holding america's leaders accountable and reminding us that our freedom as a nation rests on our freedom of the press. when ben retired, senator daniel patrick moynihan put the admiration of many into a poem. oh rare ben bradlee, his reign has ceased, but his nation stands, its strength increased. and i also indicated to ben he can pull off those shirts and i can't. he always looked so cool in them. early in oprah winfrey's career, her bosses told her she should change her name to susie. i have to pause here to say i got the same advice. they didn't say i should be named susie, but they suggested i should change my name. people can relate to susie. that's what they said. it turned out, surprisingly, that people can relate to oprah just fine. in more than 4500 episodes of her show, her message was always you can. you can do and you can be and you can grow and it can be better. and she is living proof, rising from a childhood of poverty and abuse to the pinn
and with ben in charge, the post published the pentagon papers exposed watergate, unleashed a new era of investigative journalism, holding america's leaders accountable and reminding us that our freedom as a nation rests on our freedom of the press. when ben retired, senator daniel patrick moynihan put the admiration of many into a poem. oh rare ben bradlee, his reign has ceased, but his nation stands, its strength increased. and i also indicated to ben he can pull off those shirts and i can't....
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you may recall the pentagon was very concerned about this saying they would have to cut about $100 billion right off the bat. some of the officials went to the white house and said let's make a deal on this. there will be a lot of pressure to do that. republicans agreed to raise the debt ceiling. that took away a little bit of their leverage going into negotiations at the end of february. here comes paul ryan. where has he been? he is making this line in the sand now. i think the white house is concerned because this could hurt the economy going forward if we go through these deep cuts and right now the white house is saying we need to keep the economy moving. we have to keep all eyes on that and continue to have growth and jobs. there is concern for the white house. >> ryan took one of his famous charts on "meet the press." you can tell immediately what he thinks the problem is, more spending cuts are needed. paul ryan says increasing revenue is off the table for now. the gop, the tax hikes during the fiscal cliff stuff. do they do it again? >> he was also asked and side stepped whether o
you may recall the pentagon was very concerned about this saying they would have to cut about $100 billion right off the bat. some of the officials went to the white house and said let's make a deal on this. there will be a lot of pressure to do that. republicans agreed to raise the debt ceiling. that took away a little bit of their leverage going into negotiations at the end of february. here comes paul ryan. where has he been? he is making this line in the sand now. i think the white house is...
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we're going to start with chief pentagon correspondent. jim is live for us. good morning to u what's the latest there? >> alex, there were three marines killed. two men. one woman. in what military officials are describing as a possible personal dispute. and some are describing that reasonship as a love triangle. gunshots erupted in the barracks of the officer candidate school at about 10:30 thursday night. and within five minutes, marines and local security forces were on the scene. they found immediately one of the marines, a male who had been shot dead. it took several hours of carefully going through the barracks, room to room, before they found the other two, the woman and the other male marine. it appeared that that male marine had first shot and killed the. would, then turned the gun on himself in what appears to be a murder suicide. at this point, the investigation has just begun. and that's about as har as everybody has gotten at this point. they don't think there were any other outside individuals or influencers involved in this. there was a gun fou
we're going to start with chief pentagon correspondent. jim is live for us. good morning to u what's the latest there? >> alex, there were three marines killed. two men. one woman. in what military officials are describing as a possible personal dispute. and some are describing that reasonship as a love triangle. gunshots erupted in the barracks of the officer candidate school at about 10:30 thursday night. and within five minutes, marines and local security forces were on the scene. they...
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and is he suited to run a department or a big agency or a big entity like the pentagon. >> andrea, has senator corker's office or those around him explained what he was getting at there by the temperament phrasing? >> well, in fact, this has sort of lit up the e-mailing and texting around town here because the pro-hagel group, the people supporting him, former staff members, are asking, you know, what was he talking about because he did not get along well with some of his republican colleagues, he's known to have sort of sharp elbows but he's hardly the only senator who is known to be a little prickly at times. so people really don't understand is this a new -- was senator corker previewing a new line of attack against the hagel nomination where they're going to try to get to his temperament and some very subjective issues or are they going to stick to the policy questions which he is very well prepared to rebut? you know, it's very hard to defend yourself from people saying, you don't have the temperament to do something. they think this might just pass but they weren't sure whether t
and is he suited to run a department or a big agency or a big entity like the pentagon. >> andrea, has senator corker's office or those around him explained what he was getting at there by the temperament phrasing? >> well, in fact, this has sort of lit up the e-mailing and texting around town here because the pro-hagel group, the people supporting him, former staff members, are asking, you know, what was he talking about because he did not get along well with some of his republican...
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. $43 billion would be gutted from the pentagon this year. this morning on "jansing & co.," decorated msnbc military analyst jack jacobs said that the cuts will hurt military readyingness. >> in addition to fact -- and there's plenty of fact -- you're also going to cut ammunition, fuel, repair parts for aircraft, flying hours, training time. >> and just moments ago, i had the opportunity to speak with navy secretary ray mabus who said this way of cutting is hurting our military. >> we just cannot run a military lurching from one crisis to another. we've got to have some certainty and i think the president has presented a very balanced plan that will require some compromise. >> joining me is lynn jenkins of kansas. congresswoman, it's great to have you with me. i understand you took part in the conference that was held at the top of the hour and at the same time democrats held their own briefing. congressman chris van hollen made quite an anolg about the cuts. take a listen. >> rearranging the cuts is like rearranging the jobs either way. >> w
. $43 billion would be gutted from the pentagon this year. this morning on "jansing & co.," decorated msnbc military analyst jack jacobs said that the cuts will hurt military readyingness. >> in addition to fact -- and there's plenty of fact -- you're also going to cut ammunition, fuel, repair parts for aircraft, flying hours, training time. >> and just moments ago, i had the opportunity to speak with navy secretary ray mabus who said this way of cutting is hurting our...
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it's already hit the pentagon rooelg from disclosures at sexual assaults in the military. you said in part if something finally changes it will be because the course demanding the military confront its sexual assault has not gone louder than before. >> well there is traditionally a lot of difference from the white house and to congress to military authority. what's being proposed right now is to take dealing with sexual assault response out of the chain of kbhand and put it into the hands of an independent judicial authority. that is a huge culture change for the military which is used to do everything through the chain of command. from a movie that exposed sf part of the military and how it exposed sexual violence, the last two weeks there have been three people who have tasked to responding to these cases who have been involved in these. it may be the moment to take it out of the chain of command. >> is it purely a matter of the culture of the military or is there more at work here? >> unfortunately sexual violence is -- when it happens to you in the military, you have r
it's already hit the pentagon rooelg from disclosures at sexual assaults in the military. you said in part if something finally changes it will be because the course demanding the military confront its sexual assault has not gone louder than before. >> well there is traditionally a lot of difference from the white house and to congress to military authority. what's being proposed right now is to take dealing with sexual assault response out of the chain of kbhand and put it into the hands...
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he would be succeeding leon panetta at the pentagon. again, nbc news confirming that chuck hagel will in fact get that nomination tomorrow from the president at white house. law enforcement on both sides of the aisle meanwhile have been saying that chuck hagel simply the wrong choice. >> frankly, chuck hagel is out of the mainstream of thinking i believe on most issues regarding foreign policy. i expect the president to nominate people than i would think. i'm going to vote for senator kerry. i don't agree with him a lot, but i think he's very much in the mainstream of thought. chuck hagel, if confirmed to be secretary of defense, would be the most antagonistic secretary of defense towards state of israel in our nation's history. >> with me now new york democratic congressman elliot engel, ranking member of the house foreign affairs committee as well. congressman, i'm guessing you don't probably agree with lindsey graham a whole lot, but you have also expressed some similar concerns about chuck hagel. what are they? >> let me say this. i
he would be succeeding leon panetta at the pentagon. again, nbc news confirming that chuck hagel will in fact get that nomination tomorrow from the president at white house. law enforcement on both sides of the aisle meanwhile have been saying that chuck hagel simply the wrong choice. >> frankly, chuck hagel is out of the mainstream of thinking i believe on most issues regarding foreign policy. i expect the president to nominate people than i would think. i'm going to vote for senator...
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just as the pentagon papers are out of the safe and at the same kind of and can't be put back in the safes. >> that was daniel ellsberg, former pentagon analyst who leaked critical documents to "the new york times." those documents which later became known as the pentagon papers showed that the white house had, in fact, been less than truthful about the war in viet ma'am. on this day in 1973 the charges against ellsberg were dismissed. it was also on this day in 1996 that america witnessed one of the worst airline accidents up until that day. it happened outside of miami when low cost carrier valujet suddenly and tragically became synonymous with disaster. here's kerry sanders report of the sorry of that night on "nbc nightly news." >> reporter: valujet 592 crashed ten minutes after takeoff. it went down 15 miles northwest of miami international airport. the d.c. 9 on its way to atlanta crashed in the florida everglades. the pilot radioed west of the airport that there was smoke in the cockpit. he then told the tower he was turning back. the tower watched him on the ray czar and then
just as the pentagon papers are out of the safe and at the same kind of and can't be put back in the safes. >> that was daniel ellsberg, former pentagon analyst who leaked critical documents to "the new york times." those documents which later became known as the pentagon papers showed that the white house had, in fact, been less than truthful about the war in viet ma'am. on this day in 1973 the charges against ellsberg were dismissed. it was also on this day in 1996 that...
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so they are miles apart and obviously the optics of being out of town when there's steep cuts to the pentagon and other government programs is not great but it's really an oversimplification of the issue. >> molly, what about the plan put forth earlier this week, the $110 billion plan to avert the sequester. is that going to gain any traction? >> i doubt it. republicans have already basically said that's dead on arrival and as jake said it's not like they were getting anything done here in washington before they went on vacation. there really hasn't been any progress. there are no negotiations, nobody's talking to each other. you have these one-sided plans being put together and then they sort of get lobbed over the fence and the other side says eh, no. we're a long way from a constructive dialogue happening between the parties on capitol hill. >> jake in a piece yesterday you wrote "house republicans say if they spend the next two years like they spent the past two they'll become irrelevant." who are the most prominent republicans leading this charge toward as you put it irrelevancy? >> towa
so they are miles apart and obviously the optics of being out of town when there's steep cuts to the pentagon and other government programs is not great but it's really an oversimplification of the issue. >> molly, what about the plan put forth earlier this week, the $110 billion plan to avert the sequester. is that going to gain any traction? >> i doubt it. republicans have already basically said that's dead on arrival and as jake said it's not like they were getting anything done...
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battlefield than the press endured in more than two decades and dampened the long hostilitity between the pentagon and the press. highway dp being embedded affect your ability to cover the war? >> you know, i'd add to that statement that it was also law, and the true new complexion to all of this. we weren't just there able to be exactly with. i was with the 28, with the marines, it wasn't just i was with them as they were working but with them with a live camera and microphone literally crawling in the dirt up on a sand berm, putting my microphone out as a young marine would have his weapon out trained on the enemy here. i kind of like didn't to this -- if you wanted to get a picture of the whole war, you weren't going to get it from me. imagine you wanted a disruption how i looked, all i could give you, a description of the tip of my finger. you wouldn't know what kerry sanders looked like. but if you had all the different reporters weighs in with different parts of it you might be able to piece it together. that's what we doing. little snapshots from locations so people at home could piece it t
battlefield than the press endured in more than two decades and dampened the long hostilitity between the pentagon and the press. highway dp being embedded affect your ability to cover the war? >> you know, i'd add to that statement that it was also law, and the true new complexion to all of this. we weren't just there able to be exactly with. i was with the 28, with the marines, it wasn't just i was with them as they were working but with them with a live camera and microphone literally...
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to say this has a huge impact on the pentagon is an understatement. you saw that earlier this week when the department announced the sexual assault response and prevention workers about 5,000 of those will be exempt from the 11 day furloughs. they are trying to have flexibility how these are undertaken going forward. >> let's go more into the flexibility. you look at the people that are being targeted here. not every civilian employee is going to get furloughed and workers at shipyards are exempt and so are intelligence workers and mostly cia working overseas as well. so how hard are they benchmarking who is essential and who is not? >> so i think one of the big they are trying to look at as they go through this process is what is absolutely essential, what can't we change? for example, with ship builders, they have said if we don't do this work now, this could be very softly down the road in terms of readiness and maintenance costs could build up and that could be unsurmountable for the department. intelligence is a growing need if you look at the pe
to say this has a huge impact on the pentagon is an understatement. you saw that earlier this week when the department announced the sexual assault response and prevention workers about 5,000 of those will be exempt from the 11 day furloughs. they are trying to have flexibility how these are undertaken going forward. >> let's go more into the flexibility. you look at the people that are being targeted here. not every civilian employee is going to get furloughed and workers at shipyards...
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the high court ruling clears the way for the pentagon to provide equal benefits. i'll talk to a lesbian couple married on the campus of west point just as weddings resume in california. >>> plus, artistic and enterprising. how a group of young kids is rebuilding the jersey shore one shell at a time. it's today's big idea. we'll get to all those stories in a moment. >>> first, though, we start with president obama's visit to south africa. right now the president and first lady are arriving for the official state dinner with south africa's president, jacob zuma. he spoke at the university of johannesburg. he gave his thoughts and his prayers to the ailing nelson mandela. >> obviously he's on our minds today and we join the people of the world in sending our prayers to them because he still inspires us all. >> before that town hall the president and first lady talked to mandela's wife, that picture right there shown here, a photo tweeted out by white house. president obama also met privately with the mandela family, we are told, the former president of south africa r
the high court ruling clears the way for the pentagon to provide equal benefits. i'll talk to a lesbian couple married on the campus of west point just as weddings resume in california. >>> plus, artistic and enterprising. how a group of young kids is rebuilding the jersey shore one shell at a time. it's today's big idea. we'll get to all those stories in a moment. >>> first, though, we start with president obama's visit to south africa. right now the president and first lady...
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is the right man to take over at the pentagon. we will ask two highly decorated veterans. >>> and later on, the super bowl weekend, we will get the brain trust's take on who will take home the vince lombardi trophy down in the big easy. first, this unique image of president bomb, this photo released of the president skeet shooting at camp david last summer. the president's mention of the skeet shooting experience in a magazine created skepticism, and the nra has responded to the photo saying that one picture does not erase a lifetime of supporting every gun ban and every gun control scheme imaginable los angeles may, antonio vieira goes a. the mayor saying friday that he will finish out his term as mayor. and barney, that beloved scottish terrier of president bush died after a battle with cancer. barney was a faithful friend and will be much missed. barney was 12-1/2 years old. >>> well she was a former first lady. a former senator from new york and now hillary clinton is a former secretary of state after visiting 112 countries an
is the right man to take over at the pentagon. we will ask two highly decorated veterans. >>> and later on, the super bowl weekend, we will get the brain trust's take on who will take home the vince lombardi trophy down in the big easy. first, this unique image of president bomb, this photo released of the president skeet shooting at camp david last summer. the president's mention of the skeet shooting experience in a magazine created skepticism, and the nra has responded to the photo...
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secretary of defense chuck hagel was nearby and the pentagon says he was safe when that attack happened and the second attack took place at a police cheek point in eastern afghanistan. just across the border from afghanistan is waziristan. a remote province in pakistan and perhaps one of the most dangerous places on earth. the area has been a safe haven for the world's most notorious militant groups and warlords and it is also strictly forbidden to foreigners and the region has been hit by more u.s. drone strikes than any other place in the world. >> two weeks ago, nbc news became the first full news organization to get access to waziristan. here's the report. for years, this has been a haven for the taliban. they also kill civilians. pakistan wants that to stop and says he can police the area itself, but the military admits the war has not yet been won. >> there are currently 40,000 troops stationed here in north waziristan and half of them are at border coasts like this one over 4,000 feet above sea level and less than a couple of miles from the border. >> those pakistani troops condu
secretary of defense chuck hagel was nearby and the pentagon says he was safe when that attack happened and the second attack took place at a police cheek point in eastern afghanistan. just across the border from afghanistan is waziristan. a remote province in pakistan and perhaps one of the most dangerous places on earth. the area has been a safe haven for the world's most notorious militant groups and warlords and it is also strictly forbidden to foreigners and the region has been hit by more...
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when i was at the pentagon, it was, what are the criteria? think of three. punish, deter and compel. punish the regime for the use of chemical weapons. try and deter future use. and then compel the regime to change its behavior. deter is really debatable. three, compel the regime to change its behavior, that is almost impossible to achieve through military action alone. >> what does the president need to do in terms of clearly communicating to the members of the public, as well as members of congress, so they can justify their decision on this? >> the debate is quickly moving away from did the regime use chemical weapons. i think that's becoming a resolved issue at this point. particularly for many members of congress. the question now is what will the efficacy of u.s. military action be. that's where the debate is going to turn. that's why we're hearing more talk from the administration about the iran connection here. that sending a forceful message, engaging in military action against syria will send a clear message to iran of course whose nuclear program
when i was at the pentagon, it was, what are the criteria? think of three. punish, deter and compel. punish the regime for the use of chemical weapons. try and deter future use. and then compel the regime to change its behavior. deter is really debatable. three, compel the regime to change its behavior, that is almost impossible to achieve through military action alone. >> what does the president need to do in terms of clearly communicating to the members of the public, as well as members...
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. >> a pentagon report found that three out of four americans do not meet a basic standards to qualify for our military. >> the state of america's youth is a threat to national security. >> a new report says that many who want to serve are physically unfit for the job. >> turning away extraordinarily talented students, they're looking for that vehicle to give back to the country that has given to them. >> former secretary of defense robert m. gates said that the dream act would expand the pool of eligible youth who can benefit our military's readiness. >> why try if, if i can't get there, or if i will never get there? >> in 2010, dreamers led a march from miami to the nation's capital. along the way, bringing attention and opposition. >> -- and stay out of our country! >> and at the same time, states like arizona implemented invasive measures to round up and deport undocumented immigrants. >> the new law gives police broad powers to question people's immigration status and require them to provide proof of citizenship. >> they're still coming, they're still arrogant. >> but dreamers kep
. >> a pentagon report found that three out of four americans do not meet a basic standards to qualify for our military. >> the state of america's youth is a threat to national security. >> a new report says that many who want to serve are physically unfit for the job. >> turning away extraordinarily talented students, they're looking for that vehicle to give back to the country that has given to them. >> former secretary of defense robert m. gates said that the...